Gurkaniyan
Emirate of Gurkaniyan Amart Gurkaniyan (Persian) Gurkaniyan Amirligi (Uzbek) | |
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| Anthem: Amir Madhiyasi | |
| Capital and largest city | Samarqand |
| Official languages | Persian Uzbek |
| Ethnic groups | |
| Demonym(s) | Gurkani |
| Government | Unitary Islamic assembly-independent constitutional monarchy |
• Khan | Manduul Temüjin |
• Khalifa and Chancellor | Rashid Markhayev |
| Legislature | Majlis ash-Shura |
| Establishment | |
• 1992 | Established |
• 2019 | Personal union with the Mongol Uls |
| Area | |
• Total | 72,000 km2 (28,000 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• 2023 estimate | 24,659,807 |
• 2020 census | 23,062,113 |
| GDP (nominal) | 2020 estimate |
• Total | $83 billion |
• Per capita | $3598.97 |
| Currency | Sum (mns) (MNS) |
| Date format | dd-mm-yy |
| Driving side | left |
| Internet TLD | .ml |
Gurkaniyan, officially the Emirate of Gurkaniyan (Persian: Amart Gurkaniyan; Uzbek: Gurkaniyan Amirligi) and commonly known by the endonym Turan, is a sovereign state in Central Asia, in a personal union with the Mongol Uls. Coming into existence with the fall of the Soviet Union, the Emirate was conceived as a continuation of the ancient Timurid Empire, under the rule of one of Timur's (supposed) descendents, Aurangzeb III. The Emirate is ruled as a constitutional monarchy under Sharia law; legislation, drawing on Sharia, is passed by the Majlis ash-Shura, which also elects the Khalifa (who holds the dual title of Chancellor) for a four-year term.
Etymology
"Gurkaniyan" derives from the Persian word for "son-in-law". Originally, Gurkaniyan was the term for the imperial dynasty of the Timurid Empire, referring to Tamerlane's status as the metaphorical "son-in-law" of Chinggis Khan. However, this term later grew to refer to the Empire as a whole.